Bearing



Patented Oct.4 22, 1935 N UNITED STATES BEARING Erich 0. Mueller, Irwin, Pa., assignor to Wastinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvaniav Application February 23, 1934, Serial No. 712,542

7 Claims. (Cl. 308-236) This invention relates .generally to motor housings and more particularly to the structures for mounting bearings in motor housings.

Heretofore great diiiiculty has been experi- A enced in mounting bearings in motor housings. It is very difficult and .expensive to machine the outer raceways of roller bearings and the interior walls of the openings in the ends of the motor housings with great enough accuracy to provide lo for a iit that will not permit the raceway to rotate during the operation of the motor and will not distort the raceway. If, when the raceway is machined, it is a few thousandths of an inch smaller than the internal diameter of the openl5 ing in the motor housing, the frictional engagement is negligible and it will rotate as the motor operates. If a raceway or its seat in a motor housing is not exactly circular, and they are machined for a tight t then when the raceway is pressed into position, it will be distorted and this will result in the bearings wearing quickly.

If the bearing is not tightly seated between the labyrinth structure and the housing cap, during the operation of .themotor it lmay move longitudinally of the axis of the motor and will tend to pump the lubricant out of the housing.

If the bearing raceway is slightly greater in length than the space allowed for it between the labyrinth structure and the housing cap, the

' 30 housing cap cannot be properly seated to make a tight joint with' the result that the lubricant may leak out of the housing. y

'Ihe object of the invention is to facilitate the j mounting of bearings in motor housings.

It is also an object of the invention to provide for holding a loosely tting racewayof an axle bearing-in a motor housing to prevent rotation during the operation of the motor.

Other objects of the invention will, in part, be obvious, and will, in part appear hereinafter.

'I'he invention, accordingly is disclosed in the accompanying drawing and comprises the features of construction, combination of elements 45. and arrangement of partsA which will b e exemplified in the structure hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims. A

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aview in longitudinal vertical secl5 tion of aportion of the motor housing showing va bearing mounted in accordance with this invention; and v Fig. 2 is a view in vertical section of a modied mounting structure for a motor bearing.

Referring now to the drawing and to Fig. 1 l` in particular, the end section of a motor housing.

I0 is shown provided with a cylindrical opening II for receiving a roller bearing I2 suitable for carrying the rotor shaft I3. The outer Wall 0f the housing defining the opening II is machined 10 to provide a seat I4 for a housing cap.

As illustrated,l a labyrinth structure I5 is provided inside of the housing I0 to cooperate in containing lubricant for the bearing. The labyrinth structure I5 and a cap I6 are mounted on-the 15 housing by means of bolts I'I which extend through the housing Wall adjacent thecylindrical opening II provided for the bearing. In order to provide a tight joint between the labyrinth structure I5 and motor housing Ill and the hous- 20 ing cap I6 and its seat III in the motor housing, gaskets I8 .are provided. Since the l, labyrinth structure I5 or cap I6 are not obstructed in any way, they may be drawn together pressing the gaskets I8 against the housing wall forming a 25 lubricant tight joint.

Any suitable type of bearing I2 may be employed. In this instance, a, roller bearing com.- prising outer and inner raceways I9 and 20, respectively, and a plurality of rollers 2I is uti- 30 lized. f

The outer raceway I9 andthe seat provided for it in the opening in the end of the housing I0 are so machined that the raceway I9 may be easily pushed into position. Since in this struc- 35` ture the outer raceway I9 is not held by the seat in the housing I0, they do not have to be machined with great accuracy and may be prepared in a fraction of the time heretofore employed to obtain an accurate't. 40

A steel washer 22, the outer diameter of which is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the raceway I9, is disposed in contact with the latter. As\ shown, the outer side face oi the Awasher 22 is beveled. 45

A resilient flat steel ring 23 engages the outer edge of the washer. In order to prevent` the outer raceway of the bearing from rotating during the operation of the motor, a ange 241s" provided on the housing cap I6 which extends 50 inwardly and engages the inner portionof the flat ring and presses it inwardly as the cap I 6 is Vdrawn tightly into position by means of the lbolts I'I. In this manner,l the resilient flat ring 23 is distorted with the result that a biasing 55 46 in the appended claims.

' force isf/exerted on the washer 22 pressing it liuto/firm engagement with the outer raceway /fAs the inner edge of the ilat ring 23 is pressed ,/5 'inwardly during the mounting of the housing cap I6, its inner face rolls along the beveled face of the washer 22. The biasing force exerted on the washer will depend on the design of the structure.

The biasing force or pressure required between the washer and the outer raceway will depend on the conditions to be met, and when anengineer is `informed of the conditions, he can-.readily design a structure which will meet them.

It will readily be appreciated that slight variations in the overall length of the motor bearing I2 may be compensatedvfor by the amount the ring 23 is sprung. `Ii! the outer racewayl II is slightly, long, the housing cap I6 may still be drawn tightly against the gasket Il disposed in its seat, thus making a lubricant tight joint. `When a bearing,` I2l the raceway of which is slightly longer than specied, is employed, the

' spring 23 may be deected to compensate for the excess in lengthof the raceway I9.

specified, the spring 23 is not deil'ected to as great an extent as in the case of a raceway I8 that is just the proper size. However, in each instance, a biasing pressureis exertedwhich is suilicient to prevent the raceway from rotating g during the operation of the motor.

In the structure illustrated in Fig. 2 a washer is not employed. Instead thering 2l-is beveled on the side next the bearing to permit its de ection inwardly. When the ring is deiiected inwardly its beveled face rolls on the outer wall of the raceway I9.

. -In conclusion, it is pointed out that while the 4o illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself to the exact details shown, since many modiilcations of the same may\be made without departing from -the spirit of the invention as deilned I claim as my inventl'oni l. In a motor structure in combination, a

motor housing having an opening for a bearing. a bearing disposed in said opening, a washer in l.tu engagement with the bearing, a resilient memf \2.In a motor structure in a.

motor housing, an axle hearing mounted' inthe housing, an annular member having one dat side, and a beveled side disposed in engagement with thev bearing,- the beveled side facing outwardly. a'resilient ring disposed in the If the outer raceway5 is'slightly shorter with the outer portion engsin the beveled member, a housing cap mounted on the housing and a boss disposed on the housing cap to engage the resilient ring thereby to impose on the beveled member a biasing force to press it tightly against the bearing when the cap is drawn into position in the housing.

3. In a motor structure in combination, a motor housing having a cylindrical opening at one end for receiving a bearing, a bearing raceway mounted in the opening in the housing, a resilientring disposed in said opening malignment with the racewayy and means cooperatiw with the ring for exerting a biasina fmee on the v raceway to hold it against rotation in the 15 housing. Y

4. In a motor structure in combination, a motor housing having a cylindrical opening for s receiving a bearing, a bearing raceway disposed in the cylindrical opening, a resilient ring having 20 a beveled facing engaging the raceway along apredetermined line, a housing cap mounted on` the housing in alignment with the ring" andmeans carried by the cap for engaging the inner portion of the ring to press it` agaimt-the-raceway with a substantially uniform pressure along their line of engagement when` the cap is drawn into-position in the housing.

5. In a motor structure, in combination, a motor housing having a cylindrical opening for '30 receiving a bearing, a bearing raceway disposed inthe cylindrical opening, a housingcap mounted on the housing, a resilient ring disposed between the raceway and housing cap, the resilient .ring being so disposed that it makes a as rolling contact with the raceway as it is distorted along axial lines, and means provided on the cap for engaging the ring to elIect a distortion of the ring along axial lines to eilect a pressure engage* ment between the ring and the raceway to hold 140 the raceway against rotation in the housing.

6. In a motor structure in combination,` a motor housing having a cylindrical opening at one end for. receiving a bearing, a bearing raceway mounted i'the opening in the housing. a`45 resilient ring disposed in said opening to engage the end of the raceway along a substantially cinularlineandmeanscooperativewiththe ring for exerting a biasing force on'the racewayto hold it against rotation inthe housing.

v'1. In a motor structure in combination, -a .motor housing having a cylindrical ope at' l oneendforreceivingabearlng.abearing way in the openingin the housing, al. resilientringdispodinsaidopenlngtoengagei5 the end of the raceway along a substantially circlar line and means cooperative with the ring A for exerting a substantially uniform biasing fqr on the mem to hold it against rotation in the housing. n

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